Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-03-19
Dashed Down TO Death.

NEw YORK March s.-The large tailoring
establishment Of '.Nicoll the Tailor on the
Bowerv was DESTROYED by FIRE this morning.
The flames caused a blockade on the Third
avenue elevated road, which extended far w
above l7th street. The conductor on a ua'h
which was bloc ked fs- hundred feet from
'be Seventeenth street station snd several
passengers left the train and started to walk
over the narrow ClsnI beside the track ana
thus make their way ~ ;he station. While
they we're doing so the blockade vas relieved
and the trains began 10 start The notion
shook the pathway to such an extent that
number Of passengers were thrown 10 the
street below. Three Of these were instantly
killed aad seven others badly injured
When the O'Clock train came tO stand
s'il between Fourteenth and Seventeenth
streets Patrick Mathews Of al East twenty
fourth street. vas standing on the Platform ot
the third car, opened the gate, got out on the
narrow platform and started to walk 10 the
Fourteenth street station. He was followed
hy a number II men who were anxious 10 get
10 work. When they were within fifteen feet
Of the station tie train started. Mathew,
was panic stricken, ana -uVpUsiug that lie VIE
going tO fall of the platform - the street be
.Uw. ne Clutrhpd a man who was slcuduT be-
-idr him AMI thcv roth fell To the ground and
were Instantly killed. while other men became
panic stricken aud Jumped into the street.
The greatest excitement prevailed and
Spr, AL among the passengers, and il WAS a
much a. the train hands could do to keep
them in the cars and prevent them from jump
inr from the train. Women in the ears
screamed aud tainted At last the train was
brought To the station and most Of the pas
sengers got of and took surface cars down
town.
The distance which the men fell was about
thirty fccy The diving ami wounded were
taken Immediately in ambu ances to the
New York. Bellevue and II Nincent's hos
ptals. Hundreds Of people gathered around
the scene of the accident. but Captain
Clinchev was on hand with a squad of twelve
men and kept the crowd back. The sidewalk
and street were covered with blood
The killed were Patrick Mathews and two
unknown men, one about 0years OF age.
The wounded were George Mccartney, in
jurpd hip and back Robert Shoemaker, in
jured back and leg; William Kennedy, back
and side hurt; james Lyon, arm, back and
head injured: Jose Gradandin, injured in the
back and ribs and generally confused; Emil
Weller, injured in the head, back and side.
The narrow walk from which the people fell
was about two and one-half feet wide. When
the passengers left the blocked cars and
opened the platform gate the men of the train
offered no objection, as they should have
done The long cortege Of men was picking
its way slowly when suddenly the trains start
ed up and began to move and shook the track
with a convusiye movement that nearly shook
the foremost man of his feet Shrinking
back in fright from the moving wheels be
crowded aga nst the man behind him, on the
verv edge Of the narrow plank walk. The
man seized wildly at a neighbOr in terror.
The latter drew back But the crowd behind
was pressing on, the train was moving on the
right, and those behind saw a momentarv
punching of the crowd in 'front.' and then half
a dozen men were seen falling over into the
street below. from which arose a frightened
wall, that turned into shrieks Of terror and
despair a. man after man struck the pave
ment and Law mangled and blee ling.
The men fell in the middle Of the street on
the surface car track, and Law, some notion
+ less. some groaning family and one shrieking
wildly in pain. The crowd of thousands who
had watched the blockade from below surged
around aud closed in upon the scene. While
volunteers were sorting out the heap of those
fallen. and policemen were keeping back the
crowd, the ambulances arrived and the sur
geons turned in to render immediate aid. and
the ambuances received loads and galloped
back to the hospitals. Ten had fallen from
the track and were found dead or injured
The three at the bottom of The heap were
dead, having fallen head first.